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However, Kanako supported her head with one hand and spoke slowly to Sanae behind her.

"Sanae, it's late at night, don't forget to go home and fall asleep outside..."

"Don't worry, Lady Kanako, I will never fail."

After leaving these words behind, Sanae disappeared into the Moriya Shrine.

Looking at Sanae who came and went so quickly, Kanako sighed deeply.

"How can I feel at ease when you're so anxious and worried? Sanae needs more experience."

"Yes, it still requires more experience, but just let it happen naturally. Isn't that what we agree on?"

The sudden sound slowly rang out in the shrine, and a look of deep joy suddenly appeared on Kanako's face. Without saying a word, she stood up and hurriedly ran towards the direction of the sound with bottles of wine in her hands.

Gradually, a short figure came into view, with short golden hair that reached the neck fluttering in the breeze.

Although the other person's body still looked somewhat transparent, it was much better than what he had remembered.

"It seems that you are in much better condition after waking up from this hibernation, Suwako."

"Don't worry about it. I won't die that easily. What happened to Sanae? Is it her classmate?"

The little girl named Suwako spoke to Kanako in a very mature tone. Although she was undoubtedly much smaller than Kanako in terms of height, her aura was no weaker than Kanako's.

"There have been some ghost stories in Nagano Prefecture recently, and there's been a string of murders, so..."

"I see. So, are the ghost stories gradually becoming real monsters? Did Sanae's classmates get attacked?"

"Don't you know? I provoked her a little bit, and the girl ran out excitedly."

Kanako smiled, and a look of helplessness appeared in her eyes.

"Comparing your peers to that kid is perfectly normal. You're the god of Moriya Shrine after all. If you want to praise someone, you should praise your own shrine maiden. Why are you praising someone else's? And what about the Hakurei shrine maiden from Gensokyo?"

Suwako raised her eyebrows slightly, and a familiar figure appeared in her mind.

"I've heard of Gensokyo. It's that forgotten place, right? It's a refuge created by a gap monster and a bunch of other monsters, with the help of the legendary Hakurei shrine maiden. But I heard that the Hakurei shrine maiden was deceived by the gap monster and died after Gensokyo was founded. I didn't expect that she even left behind her own legacy. Poor shrine maiden, this is what happened after being deceived by the monster... and her power was inherited by countless people."

"That witch is quite powerful. She has a lot of power and special abilities. If we fight her, we might not be her match."

"Nonsense, we have lost so much faith now, it would be a loss of face if the other party couldn't defeat us."

Suwako rolled her eyes and couldn't help but complain.

"You know, the original owner of this inheritance was able to easily defeat that flower demon from the Age of Gods. Is that guy still human? No wonder he was used by that gap monster to build Gensokyo."

"That's why I said that compared to that Hakurei shrine maiden from Gensokyo, she's still a long way off."

"Hmph... so what? This cute look is what my Sanae is all about."

Suwako snorted coldly, slowly jumped off the bed, and walked towards the outside of Moriya Shrine.

"Wait, Suwako, you're not well yet..."

"I'm fine, you don't have to think too much about it, it's just a lack of faith."

"What do you mean it's just a lack of faith? Are you aware of your current situation? Your body is almost entirely supported by Sanae's faith. Although there may still be some people who know of your existence, relying solely on this little bit of faith may not even be enough to sustain your body. In the end, you will disappear immediately. Do you understand?"

Kanako's face was full of rage, and her momentum suddenly swept towards the other party.

However, there was no ripple on Suwako's face, she just looked at the starry sky outside silently.

A faint smile gradually appeared on Suwako's face.

"This is the tide of the times. It simply means that old-fashioned people like us are outdated."

"The gods will eventually disappear from the earth, and along with the disappearance of faith, the gods will be relegated to monsters."

"Since it's bound to happen, why rush it? Kanako..."

"Can you please show a little more of the calmness you had during the Suwa War?"

Suwako said this with a smile, and her figure gradually disappeared into the darkness.

As for where she went, Kanako certainly knew. Where else could she go except to see Sanae?

After all, Sanae is her descendant...even though Sanae herself doesn't know this...

Looking at the direction where Suwako disappeared, Kanako's face became sad.

"Tsk... who can bear to see their friend disappear like that? If it were me who disappeared, you would definitely do the same, right? Suwako, for you, being the last to disappear might actually make it a lot easier."

"Heh... maybe this sadness and pain of losing your friend is your way of taking revenge on me for occupying your country and even taking over your shrine after the Battle of Suwa, becoming the deity of Moriya Shrine."

"I won't let you succeed...Suwako!"

Chapter 122: Death is actually the cheapest thing for her.

Inside the room, it was obvious that Iwanaga Kotoko, who was very tired from being tormented by Fang Yi, was soaked in sweat.

She just lay silently in Fang Yi's arms, her eyes looking out the window from time to time.

She has sent all the monsters around her out to find the mastermind behind this ghost story.

However, what made Qinzi feel a little strange was why Fang Yi gave her the following instructions -

"Kotoko, have everyone investigate the source of these ghost stories and find out about the ones that have been spreading in Nagano Prefecture recently. We need to catch these guys as quickly as possible, especially the one hiding behind this."

After hearing this, a look of deep doubt gradually appeared on Iwanaga Kotoko's face.

"Why do you want me to investigate the source of these strange stories, Master? And who is behind all those strange stories that have been spreading in Nagano Prefecture recently... Master, is this the mastermind behind all this, isn't Miss Sakuragawa Rikka?"

"Maybe not, that's why I need you to investigate, Kotoko!"

Fang Yi nodded, his eyes flashing with brilliance, and he spoke slowly.

"Although I'm certain that Sakuragawa Rikka is here, that doesn't mean she's the one behind everything that's happening here. Her abilities are indeed responsible for everything here, but once you've built that impression into you, it's hard to get out of it. What if everything here is caused by some other monster, and she's just a pawn being used? Then we've fallen into a trap."

Fang Yi knew the trouble with Sakuragawa Rikka's ability, and also knew that in the original work "Fictional Reasoning", she had used online rumors to create the imaginary monster Steel Nanase. But the problem was that Steel Nanase was an imaginary monster created by using the power of rumors and Sakuragawa Rikka's ability, and had never killed anyone before her birth.

The reason she initially attracted the attention of the police was because she had already taken shape. She began to appear on the road and caused a driver to drive his car off the edge. Fortunately, the other party was not in trouble and was only slightly injured. The only death in the whole incident was a police officer who was investigating the matter. In the original work, Sakuragawa Rikka herself later told Kotoko that she herself did not expect the monster to go out of control to this extent. Of course, she did not deny the fact that the monster she created killed people.

What Fang Yi found concerning was not Sakuragawa Rikka's own views in the original work, but the formation principle of Steel Man Nanase.

Harnessing the power of rumor to spread has created a true monster of imagination.

The ability to predict the future is indeed very useful in this regard, coupled with the power of mermaids who can die and resurrect repeatedly.

For Sakuragawa Rikka, she only needs to die a few more times to achieve this level.

And death is the cheapest thing for her.

However, after the monsters around Kotoko investigated the ghost stories in Nagano Prefecture, they found something different from here. First of all, the birth of Slit-mouthed Woman. She appeared in the ghost stories first, and then the case happened. Only after that did the Slit-mouthed Woman monster appear. Although it looks very similar, there are big problems in the details.

"The spread of the Slit-mouthed Woman is not wide enough. With just this level of spread, it is impossible for it to become a monster."

After obtaining information about the monsters, Kotoko, who had not yet arrived in Nagano Prefecture, said this to Fang Yi.

When it comes to understanding monsters, there is no doubt that Kotoko knows much more than he does.

But the problem is that the monster did appear, and judging from its immortality, it was indeed born based on that ghost story... So now the question is, why did the slit-mouthed woman appear with such a high degree of spread?

There are indeed many legends about the slit-mouthed woman in modern society, but what is needed to form a monster is "fear", and it is not the recognition that can constitute the elements of the formation of a monster. After all, everyone knows that the legend of the slit-mouthed woman is just a legend, just a false story. When people believe that this story is true and that the slit-mouthed woman really exists, this "fear" will arise.

And now, there is no doubt that the scale has not been reached to give birth to the Slit-Mouthed Woman.

Unless, an opportunity arises that allows the Slit-Mouthed Woman to be born.

"The difference between her and Steel Nanase is that Steel Nanase was a monster created purely out of rumors, while Slit-mouthed Woman is based on ghost stories about youkai. They then use victims who appear exactly like those in the ghost stories to create fear in people, making them believe that Slit-mouthed Woman exists."

As Fang Yi said this in his mind, the person who was originally behind the scenes gradually became blurred.

It’s not Sakuragawa Rika, because in Fang Yi’s opinion, if it were her, there would be no need to use such a troublesome method.

Spreading rumors about the slit-mouthed woman and deliberately creating dead people like the slit-mouthed woman, isn't this troublesome?

If you are not careful, you will expose yourself under the noses of the police. It is true that you can grasp the future you hope for, but it does not mean that you can really rewrite everything. If the so-called future is too far away from you, you will not be able to catch it no matter what. Just like now, people standing on the ground can never reach the sky.

Therefore, Fang Yi felt that Liuhua might not be the one who created the slit-mouthed woman, but——

This matter is also related to her. She happened to be here. Fang Yi didn't believe that she didn't contribute anything.

However, in Fang Yi's opinion, she was perhaps being used by the monster.

Iwanaga Kotoko nodded at Fang Yi's guess, and verbally agreed with Fang Yi's idea.

"The owner is right. If we focus too much on Miss Sakuragawa Rikka, we might be taken advantage of. After all, we have more opponents than just one or two. Judging from what happened in Tokyo this time, we might have been targeted by Kyoto monsters. Now that we've left Tokyo and are alone, we have to be careful."

When in Tokyo, the gym owner killed Ibaraki Douji, an action that would undoubtedly anger the Kyoto monsters.

The intelligence network of Kyoto monsters is not small. Although it is still very troublesome to leave Kyoto because of the seal of the Hanakaiin family, and many monsters are still in the sealing stage, for Yuyuko, it is not strange to know this. Kyoto monsters have had countless monsters following them as early as four hundred years ago. Moreover, in modern times, many small monsters can no longer maintain their own existence. The only way they want to maintain their existence or even become stronger is to follow other monsters, just like the many branch monsters under the Nura clan. The same is true for Kyoto monsters. With a wave of their hands, countless monsters will follow.

They can all become the eyes and ears of Kyoto monsters.

Especially now that he and the gym owner are in Nagano Prefecture and there is no one else around, those Kyoto monsters will undoubtedly come directly to retaliate against the gym owner. What's more... the gym owner has something that those Kyoto monsters want.

"What the Kyoto monsters need is the Kusunoya that can open the gates of hell, and the gym owner can do just that, so we have to be careful. This matter may be related to the Kyoto monsters, and I'm afraid they are targeting the gym owner."

"I can't yet master the new powers I've received from the Archives, but I could if I wanted to."

As he said this, the breath of hell slowly rolled up around Fang Yi and tightly wrapped around Fang Yi's arm.

Fang Yi could feel that if he wanted to, as long as he used all his strength, he could use brute force to chop open the gate of hell.

Cong Yun Ya itself has a close relationship with hell. Although the Cong Yun Ya taken away by the "Erosioner" does not have this power, as long as the "Erosioner" is willing, it can still do it with brute force. This can be seen from the opening of the door to hell at irregular times and places. It's just that it was obvious that it itself had no way to get out of hell at that time.

After completely restraining the aura of hell on his hand, Fang Yi then looked at Qinzi in his arms.

"But it shouldn't be the Kyoto monster. After all, this incident happened before I came to Nagano Prefecture. Even if they came for me, they should have come to Tokyo, not to cause trouble in Nagano Prefecture. So don't worry too much. It shouldn't have anything to do with the Kyoto monster."

Fang Yi's words did not receive Qinzi's approval, but Qinzi's meaningful words.

"Yes, the ghost story in Nagano Prefecture happened a week ago. At that time, it happened to be the time when the hell thing here just ended and we were preparing to celebrate. It can't be such a coincidence."

"Is that so? My dear owner!"

For a moment, Fang Yi was speechless.

When you think about it this way, isn’t this timing a bit too coincidental?

Chapter 123: The Urban Tales of the Evil Centipede! Sanae's Sealing Technique!

The late night in Nagano Prefecture is not as quiet as imagined. On the contrary, there are many dark creatures lurking in places where the light cannot reach. They sneak around in the darkness, inspiring fear in people's hearts.

They are different from monsters with their own will. Now they are just acting according to their instincts.

Just like now, countless centipedes kept crawling out of the woman's body, from her mouth, from her nostrils, from her eyes... The extremely disgusting scene made Sanae's face suddenly change, and a feeling of wanting to vomit came over her.

Covering her mouth, Sanae's expression turned extremely ugly.

Although she had a lot of experience in exorcising evil spirits, this was the first time she had seen a scene like this.

When Sanae covered her mouth, she saw centipedes crawling out from the grass and trying to crawl towards the green-haired girl in front of her. However, a fierce look suddenly appeared on Sanae's face, and a stack of talismans suddenly appeared in her hand.

"You want to sneak attack me? Impossible... I won't let you succeed!"

The moment the talisman fell on the ground, it caused a small explosion, and the centipedes that tried to crawl over were instantly blown to pieces. Although the centipedes that crawled out of the corpse wanted to attack Sanae, they could not get close to Sanae at all.

On the contrary, if they get a little closer, they will be completely bounced away by the talisman and then explode.

After taking a few steps back, these centipedes began to gather together densely, and a terrifying evil spirit aura emerged.

"I never expected these ghost stories to surface one after another at night. Compared to before, the protagonists of these ghost stories seem to have evolved to a certain extent. What is going on?"

"The evil centipede...it's just an urban legend that's been circulating in Nagano Prefecture lately."

"How could it develop to this point in less than two days?"

This ghost story called "The Evil Centipede" tells the story that at night in Nagano Prefecture, countless centipedes are lurking in the grass where lights cannot reach. These centipedes look no different from the centipedes we usually see, but in fact, these centipedes contain extremely terrifying poison in their bodies. Once bitten, the toxin will spread throughout the body in an instant.

Anyone bitten will undoubtedly die instantly from the horrible poison.

However, this strong toxin is not the most terrifying thing about these centipedes.

The most terrifying thing about it is that after poisoning the opponent, it will lay eggs in the opponent's corpse and reproduce quietly in the body. When the time is right, those evil centipedes will pour out from the eyes, nostrils, mouth and other parts of the corpse.

The trouble is, these evil centipedes bred inside the corpse also have all the characteristics of the mother.

Moreover, in terms of reproduction speed, the evil centipede can be said to be the number one monster created in all ghost stories.

Sanae's eyes flickered with brilliance as she floated in the air, gazing at the scene below, her spiritual power gradually covering her body.

"Sure enough, there's no way to kill him directly. Damn it. How about trying the power of the sealing technique?"